Shrine figure "ikenga", Nigeria, Igbo, Umumbo, Size: H: 39,5 cm (H: 15.6 inch), ID: 3051093

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Lot 372

Shrine figure "ikenga" · Nigeria, Igbo, Umumbo · ID: 3051093

sold EUR 900

Provenance

Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria

Size

H: 39,5 cm

H: 15.6 inch

Description

wood, insect caused damage, base

“Ikenga” means “place of strength”. The figures symbolise the Igbo adult male’s drive to achievement and success in all fields.

Comparing literature

Boston, John, Ikenga figures among the north-west Igbo and the Igala, London 1977, p. 38, pl. 21

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